Learning to Teach for the Future - 0 views
Fluid Learning | the human network - 0 views
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There must be a point to the exercise, some reason that makes all the technology worthwhile. That search for a point – a search we are still mostly engaged in – will determine whether these computers are meaningful to the educational process, or if they are an impediment to learning.
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What’s most interesting about the computer is how it puts paid to all of our cherished fantasies of control. The computer – or, most specifically, the global Internet connected to it – is ultimately disruptive, not just to the classroom learning experience, but to the entire rationale of the classroom, the school, the institution of learning. And if you believe this to be hyperbolic, this story will help to convince you.
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A student about to attend university in the United States can check out all of her potential instructors before she signs up for a single class. She can choose to take classes only with those instructors who have received the best ratings – or, rather more perversely, only with those instructors known to be easy graders. The student is now wholly in control of her educational opportunities, going in eyes wide open, fully cognizant of what to expect before the first day of class.
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From Knowledgable to Knowledge-able: Learning in New Media Environments | Academic Commons - 0 views
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The message of Wikipedia is not “trust authority” but “explore authority.” Authorized information is not beyond discussion on Wikipedia, information is authorized through discussion, and this discussion is available for the world to see and even participate in. This culture of discussion and participation is now available on any website with the emerging “second layer” of the web through applications like Diigo which allow you to add notes and tags to any website anywhere.
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Many faculty may hope to subvert the system, but a variety of social structures work against them.
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Our physical structures were built prior to an age of infinite information, our social structures formed to serve different purposes than those needed now, and the cognitive structures we have developed along the way now struggle to grapple with the emerging possibilities.
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Making the Shift Happen - 0 views
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shift from the “computer class” mindset to an “integrated” technology program
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very similar problems, very similar history
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very similar ideas
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Can this Video get Teachers Started? | Future of Education - 0 views
The Electric Educator: 9 Ways to Use Google Wave - 25 views
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When a school closes, a large percentage of the student body may be sick, but a large percentage is not. A tool such as Wave enables the students who are well enough to collaborate together in an online environment.
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Whenever I promote a new technology I always remind teachers that the fundamental aspects of effective instruction remain the same. Technology doesn't change the basics, it simply repackages them in a new and exciting way.
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Another major problem is that the talented teachers are not motivated at all to go to the villages rather be in the big cities to enjoy the benefits that Big cities offer. With web 2.0 technologies we have a chance to solve these problems. I see a great future where for the first time in the history that we can provide education to the poorest people of those remote villages at a very low cost that is affordable
What is the Future of Teaching? - 8 views
Do Schools Kill Creativity? - 0 views
YouTube - 0 views
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Youtube is a credible search engine that provides you with videos of all sorts. Educational videos, how-to-do videos and tutrioals that students and teachers can use in the classroom.
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Easily Accessible Videos
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video search engine
Google Scholar - 0 views
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Google scholar is a credible search engine source for students and teachers. Google Scholar allows you to search across a wide range of academic literature. It draws on information from journal publishers, literature-peer-reviwed articles and etc.
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Credible search results
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Search engine with credible resources.
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